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Threw my man card away and went to an autoshop and he found that the clicking noise I've been hearing at 15-25 mph is coming from the transfer case. My jeep's only got ~27k miles on it and has a tf 2.5 lift but I don't feel like wasting my time and money at a dealership when I could do fix/replace it myself.

From what I've been browsing... it seems like a 2 day solo job. But, how difficult would it be? Anything I should take note of? More importantly, should I even be driving on it?

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Fairly easy job. Expensive, but easy. Make sure the replacement x-fer case came from the same trasmision doner vehicle (auto to auto etc). The input shaft from the auto and the manual are slightly different. other than that it should bolt right up if it is a stock replacement.

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I had a click that 2 different mechanics said was coming from the T-case... You would have sworn it was the t-case... nope.. it was a really loose control arm telescoping a ticking sound through the t-case. It went as far as a new case being ordered before it was found not to be the problem.

I would have a second opinion done.. the t-cases used in the Wranglers both Rubi and non-Rubi do not have a high failure rate AFAIK. Only the little plastic shifter piece is a known problem.

If in fact it is a T-case failure, replacing it isn't hard.. just cumbersome, and expensive.

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I don't think its your T-case.
I would have a second opinion done.. the t-cases used in the Wranglers both Rubi and non-Rubi do not have a high failure rate AFAIK. Only the little plastic shifter piece is a known problem.

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I'll say it. Puttin' in the Atlas four speed kicked my ass. Took me four days and in the end I had to round up my neighbor to help me stab it. Have a good jack, I borrowed a friend's motorcycle lift. Those fuckers are heavy and akward. Pick up a stubby ratchet wrench with a flex handle. I found one at NAPA for under $20. Those two top bolts are tough to deal with otherwise. I'm not trying to talk you out of this. Do it! You'll love the hell out of an Atlas if you get it. Just want to give another take. Don't get discouraged if it doesn't go fast. Now I did mine in an unheated garage that never got above freezing which didn't speed things up. Plus it was one of the first JK four speeds to go out which only added to the experience.

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So I checked out the transfer case, noticed there was a little bit of a leak going on... it doesn't seem that bad, but there were oil droplets on the skidplate underneath it.

But anywho, it's worse... it doesn't even need to get up to 15mph or above 1.5k rpm to make the noise. I duct taped my cell underneath and backed out of the driveway with 4wd on and the sound was worse than it was on 2wd when turning. Below is the video:

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I had a click that 2 different mechanics said was coming from the T-case... You would have sworn it was the t-case... nope.. it was a really loose control arm telescoping a ticking sound through the t-case. It went as far as a new case being ordered before it was found not to be the problem.

I would have a second opinion done.. the t-cases used in the Wranglers both Rubi and non-Rubi do not have a high failure rate AFAIK. Only the little plastic shifter piece is a known problem.

If in fact it is a T-case failure, replacing it isn't hard.. just cumbersome, and expensive.

I agree. VERY rare. Especially with such low miles.
Mine did the EXACT same thing. Kind of a rotary clicking, like cards in your spokes. The first time was when my stock front driveshaft started crapping out. The second time when my JE Reel rear driveshaft started to crap out (centering ball).
I have replaced my shafts completely with better ones... and the clicking is completely gone. Never touched the t-case.

I disconnected the rear drive shaft and drove around the block in 4wd.. no more clicking. But there was some slightly new noise as well... maybe it's the yoke on the transfer case to the rear drive shaft?

Also should add that I didn't remove the drive shaft from the rear axle, I just kinda had a bungy cord going across and laid it on that - maybe that's what I was hearing.

Maybe it's time for an upgrade? Been looking into a Tom Wood's 1310.

New to this diy mechanic thing, learning all about it as I'm going lol... sorry if I butchered any terminology.

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I disconnected the rear drive shaft and drove around the block in 4wd.. no more clicking. But there was some slightly new noise as well... maybe it's the yoke on the transfer case to the rear drive shaft?

Also should add that I didn't remove the drive shaft from the rear axle, I just kinda had a bungy cord going across and laid it on that - maybe that's what I was hearing.

Maybe it's time for an upgrade? Been looking into a Tom Wood's 1310.

New to this diy mechanic thing, learning all about it as I'm going lol... sorry if I butchered any terminology.

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I disconnected the rear drive shaft and drove around the block in 4wd.. no more clicking. But there was some slightly new noise as well... maybe it's the yoke on the transfer case to the rear drive shaft?

Also should add that I didn't remove the drive shaft from the rear axle, I just kinda had a bungy cord going across and laid it on that - maybe that's what I was hearing.

Maybe it's time for an upgrade? Been looking into a Tom Wood's 1310.

New to this diy mechanic thing, learning all about it as I'm going lol... sorry if I butchered any terminology.

I am looking at the following JK(I'm a newb). Should I consider it or run away?
https://www.summitauto.com/used/Jeep/2017-Jeep-Wrangler-2e2c57750a0e0ae95d2ed69f0e490f2a.htm?mycarsr=vdp-recentCars
Thanks in advance

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